Foreign and Defense Ministers of Armenia discuss with NATO representative issues about Armenian humanitarian aid to Syria
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YEREVAN, MARCH 11, ARMENPRESS. The NATO clearly understands the political and humanitarian incentives of Armenia for sending a humanitarian group to Syria, ARMENPRESS reports James Appathurai,NATO Secretary General's Special Representativefor theCaucasus and Central Asia said in a press conference on March 11.
“The NATO has no official position on this issue. We discussed that issue the Foreign and Defense Ministers of Armenia. I listened to their argumentation over the situation. We clearly understand the political and humanitarian incentives of Armenia to lend a helping hand to that community”, James Appathurai said.
A group consisting of humanitarian de-miners, doctors and specialists ensuring their safety, a total of 83 people, departed from Armenia for Syria’s Aleppo on February 8 aimed at providing professional humanitarian support to the locals.
Edited and translated by Tigran Sirekanyan